North American SNJ-6 N211A

Summary

On 16 August 2014 at about 14:00 local time, a North American SNJ-6 registered N211A was involved in an accident near Readington, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 2014 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Readington, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Solberg-Hunterdon (N51)

Coordinates

40.5831, -74.7364

Aircraft

North American SNJ-6

Registration

N211A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerville → Readington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA394

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing which resulted in an aircraft nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing on a 3,442 foot long by 200 foot wide turf runway, the pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane touched down in a 3 point attitude. He advised that his approach was normal and on speed, and the airplane touched down normally at 60 to 63 miles per hour and began to decelerate. The turf was a "bit rough" and had some areas that were bumpier than others. The airplane hit a bump at around 30-35 MPH and launched back in to the air to an estimated altitude of about 6 to 8 feet above ground level in a nose high attitude. The airplane then touched down tail first, then the main landing gear touched down. The tail then bounced back in the air and continued to climb up, forcing the plane to wheel barrel for about 50 feet then the propeller struck the ground, the engine cowling contacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over onto its back in the center of the runway.  Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that it had incurred substantial damage to multiple areas including the propeller, engine cowling, cockpit canopy, vertical stabilizer, rudder, and left wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.